English Standard Version
Psalms 109:31
31For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
Psalms 109:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
- New International Version (NIV)For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who condemn him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.
Context of Psalms 109:31
29May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak! 30With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise him in the midst of the throng. For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
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כִּֽי־יַ֭עֲמֹד לִימִ֣ין אֶבְי֑וֹן לְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥י נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 109:31
- Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
- Psalms 73:23Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
- Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
- Psalms 121:5The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
- Psalms 109:16For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
- Psalms 68:5Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
- Psalms 72:4May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.
- Psalms 10:14But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.
- Exodus 22:22You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
- Isaiah 54:17no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord."
- Acts 4:10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well.
- Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
Commentaries on Psalms 109:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31He shall stand at the right hand of the poor - Even if Satan himself be the accuser, God will vindicate the innocence of his servant. Pilate and the Jews condemned our Lord to death as a malefactor; God showed his immaculate innocence by his resurrection from the dead. The whole of this Psalm is understood by many as referring solely to Christ, the traitor Judas, and the wicked Jews. This is the view taken of it in the analysis.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor - He will thus show that he befriends the poor and the helpless. To save him from those that condemn his soul - - Margin, “from the judges of his soul.” The Hebrew is, “from those that judge his soul.” The meaning is, from those that pronounce a harsh or unjust judgment; from those that condemn the innocent.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 The psalmist takes God's comforts to himself, but in a very humble manner. He was troubled in mind. His body was wasted, and almost worn away. But it is better to have leanness in the body, while the soul prospers and is in health, than to have leanness in the soul, while the body is feasted. He was ridiculed and reproached by his enemies. But if God bless us, we need not care who curses us; for how can they curse whom God has not cursed…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-31These verses form a prayer for God’s presence and for vindication. The psalmist wants everyone to see that he is vindicated by the Lord, not by any human agent.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3128-31. In confidence that God's blessing would come on him, and confusion and shame on his enemies (Psa 73:13), he ceases to regard their curses, and anticipates a season of joyful and public thanksgiving; for God is near to protect (Psa 16:8; 34:6) the poor from all unrighteous judges who may condemn him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 109
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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